Author Archives: Sheldon Spackman
Top finance officials from G7 countries gather in Banff for three-day summit
BANFF - High-ranking officials from the world's top economies are in Banff, Alta., this week for a three-day summit that will cover topics including the global economy, the war in Ukraine and artifici...
May 20, 2025
Statistics Canada's April inflation data to show impact of carbon price removal
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is set to release inflation data for April today. Market data shows economists on average expect the annual rate of inflation cooled to 1.6 per cent last month, from 2.3 per...
May 20, 2025
Canada Post workers issue strike notice, poised to hit picket lines Friday
MONTREAL - Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing some 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week.The Crown corporation says...
May 19, 2025
UPDATE: LOCATED - Tarin Crier, 31, of Innisfail
UPDATE: May 18, 2025 Innisfail RCMP would like to advise the public that Tarin Crier was located safe. Alberta RCMP would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance.
May 17, 2025
Red Deer Public Market returns for 55th season
The Red Deer Market has officially returned for the season.On Saturday, despite cool and rainy weather, central Albertans showed up for the first day of the market at Red Deer Polytechnic, which is se...
May 17, 2025
Dress for Success Alberta receives funding to improve inventory management system
Dress for Success Central Alberta will use recent allocated funding to improve the capacity and efficiency of their inventory management system.The non-profit organization says improving how they mana...
May 17, 2025
Onion Lake Cree Nation to proceed with legal challenge of Alberta sovereignty act
Alberta's bill lowering the bar for a separation referendum has spurred a First Nation to push ahead with a legal challenge against the premier's flagship sovereignty act.Danielle Smith has said her A...
May 15, 2025
Man sentenced to eight years in central Alberta homicide
A man charged in a central Alberta murder two years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Boyd Wade Beaverbones, 27, a resident of the O'Chiese First Nation, was sentenced in Red Deer Court o...
May 15, 2025
Alberta government amends referendum bill in effort to placate First Nations' concern
Alberta's government has made 11th-hour changes to controversial proposed legislation declaring that no separation referendum question could threaten First Nations' existing treaty rights.Premier Dani...
May 15, 2025
Red Deer security officer Cheryl Bowser wins award for heroic acts after explosion at local business
A Red Deer security officer has been named the recipient of the Canadian Security Lifesaver Association (CSLA) Award for her role in saving a man's life earlier this year.On Jan. 9, Cheryl Bowser, a s...
May 14, 2025